Senior Linux Platform Engineer | Cloud, Automation & DevOps

UM01 University of Maryland College Park (UMCP); United States; On-site; USD 132,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Maryland, College Park, in the IT division, seeks a Senior Linux Engineer to own enterprise Linux administration across on‑premises and cloud. You will drive DevOps practices, automation, and architecture with Red Hat/Ubuntu systems, and deploy patches, clusters, and AWS-based solutions.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Platform Engineering and IT operations to ensure maximum uptime and service quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Four (4) years of professional experience implementing and managing enterprise solutions.
• Experience with Linux in enterprise environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deploy OS patches, provision new machines, and manage configuration states.
• Deploy new AWS solutions and troubleshoot on-prem and cloud deployments.
• Work with DevOps teams to improve uptime, stability, and automation.
• Lead continuous improvements in security, performance, and reliability.

Skills

Linux administration

DevOps

Cloud computing

Automation

AWS

CI/CD

Networking security

Leadership

Communication

Docker

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Puppet

Ansible

Satellite

GitLab

AWS CloudFormation

Job description

University of Maryland, College Park, in the IT division, seeks a Senior Linux Engineer to own enterprise Linux administration across on‑premises and cloud. You will drive DevOps practices, automation, and architecture with Red Hat/Ubuntu systems, and deploy patches, clusters, and AWS-based solutions.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Platform Engineering and IT operations to ensure maximum uptime and service quality.